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Recent Examples of ponytail
In her baby pink Balenciaga dress; loose, low ponytail; and blurred lip, Sarah Pigeon seemed the natural successor to Paltrow’s leading lady.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2026
Silver patches poke through deep chestnut hair that, not long ago, bobbed in a ponytail on her long runs.
—Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Backstage at Proenza Schouler, hairstylist Holly Smith fashioned a sleek version of the quiet ponytail for Rachel Scott’s first collection during New York Fashion Week.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Feb. 2026
Twist the ponytail around itself until a ballerina-style bun is formed.
—Glamour, 25 Feb. 2026
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2026
Silver patches poke through deep chestnut hair that, not long ago, bobbed in a ponytail on her long runs.
—Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Backstage at Proenza Schouler, hairstylist Holly Smith fashioned a sleek version of the quiet ponytail for Rachel Scott’s first collection during New York Fashion Week.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Feb. 2026
Twist the ponytail around itself until a ballerina-style bun is formed.
—Glamour, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ponytail
Noun
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Wearing a blue jail jumpsuit with her hair tied into two blonde braids, Ortiz did not enter a plea during a brief hearing in downtown Los Angeles late Tuesday afternoon.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Yet, for millions of Black women across the world who regularly wear braids, twists and extensions, troubling new evidence suggests the synthetic hair used to create these styles may expose them to toxic substances.—
Rebekah Evans,
TheWeek,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Zendaya looked so different with shoulder-grazing ginger locks that were styled in curly pigtails with a middle part.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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His daughter wore her hair in pigtails and a blue-and-white striped dress for the logo portrait.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For this super laidback, windchill-ready look, Hadid wore a beanie hat over her plaits, ski goggle-like black sunglasses, and black leather gloves.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
3 Jan. 2026
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Low-tension styles are no longer just a few neat plaits.—
Donnetta Monk,
Essence,
21 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Back in Bangladesh, queues continued to snake around gas stations until late evening.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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People queue to have their laptops install with OpenClaw, an open-source AI assistant at the Baidu headquarter in Beijing on March 11, 2026.—
Evelyn Cheng,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As for glam, the EGOT recipient styled the popular bob trend with a side part.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
11 Mar. 2026
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With her hair cropped into a sleek, chocolate-brown bob with a side-part, Zendaya's look emanated French-girl chic, a pop of red on the lip providing the only real color and a pair of simple diamond hoops offering a rare glimpse of glitz.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Ponytail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ponytail. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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